Phoenix Crossing by Cara Carnes

Author:Cara Carnes [Carnes, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Roar
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Published: 2015-06-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“It is only when I dally with what I am about, look back and aside instead of keeping my eyes straight forward, that I feel these cold sinkings of the heart… But the first broadside puts all to rights.”

—The Journal of Sir Walter Scott

Xandra

By the time I tended my wound, I’d missed Vira. After a couple awkward conversations with a couple of demons and one sketchy vampire, I discovered she’d been summoned to Wolf Hall by Macen. Apparently ROAR had gotten ahold of my mother.

Why a half demon, half vampire would be wanted in the awkward discussion about to happen escaped me until I remembered Vira was a hell of a warrior. I’d have her on my side any day. Okay, I would if she weren’t trying to gut me for not helping Riles.

I motored up the stairs and down the hall toward the study. Nervousness panged my insides with a cloying need to run. The nightmarish memories of last night’s events exploded forward in my brain, a fucked-up kaleidoscope highlighting the most painful failures of my life.

I’d be a fool not to realize part of my apprehension was seeing Lane so soon after the confrontation with my uncle. He’d given me space, and I’d manage to sink deeper into the quicksand. A deep burn ran from the covered wound down my neck and through my arm and halfway down my torso on my right side.

The fact he’d chosen to numb and weaken my sword arm wasn’t lost on me. I’d always been faster, stronger with a weapon than Baldar or any of the elite assassins thanks to my angel blood. I flexed my fingers and shook my arm as much as I could outside the hallway. I wouldn’t let Lane or anyone else in the room know the wound had a horrible side effect. All I could do was hope there was enough phoenix in me to prevent a permanent injury. Even if the physical effects went away, would my angel be eternally weakened?

The repercussions caused a few moments panic until I reined it in for a later date. My mother was the bitch of the Realm on a good day, and I’d never seen her have one of those. Why I loved her mystified me, especially since I’d long ago reconciled myself to the fact half my blood came from a psychotic sociopath whose brother was a hundred times worse.

My pulse thumped in my ears the moment I entered and my gaze locked on Lane. Moisture pooled in my eyes when his eyes widened and his jaw twitched. Fuck. Someone else I’d failed.

It wasn’t like I’d planned to have a run-in with my uncle, but I should’ve done something to defend myself. Then again, any offensive measures on my end meant a potentially lethal response targeting a loved one. Preventing the latter was worth a thousand scars.

I looked away and heard a started gasp. Riles was in my face, running her hand beneath my jawline where I’d sealed the bandage shut.

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